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Trooper H. Boik (NMP) and Dartnell patrol Isandlwana, 22 January 1879
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Brett Hendey
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Subject: Trooper H. Boik (NMP) and Dartnell patrol Isandlwana, 22 January 1879 Thu Jul 13, 2017 2:21 pm
Good Day All,
From a previous discussion on this web site it was mentioned that Trooper H. Boik (#141) of the Natal Mounted Police was possibly out on patrol with Major Dartnell on 22 January 1879 when the Battle of Isandlwana took place.
What substantive proof/evidence that this was the case.
Subject: Re: Trooper H. Boik (NMP) and Dartnell patrol Isandlwana, 22 January 1879 Fri Jul 14, 2017 3:36 pm
The muster roll that named men of the Natal Mounted Police who were part of the force of mounted Colonials under Lord Chelmsford was recorded at Rorke's Drift the day after the battles at Isanandlwana and Rorke's Drift. It was published in Clarke's history of the NMP, which was published in 1893.
The list includes the names of men who were present during the battles at Isandlwana (34) and Rorke's Drift (3). The remaining 97 men must have been on the patrol under Major Dartnell that went in search of the Zulu army. Those men included Trooper Boik.
Unless there is some other evidence to the contrary, this is the most reliable record known to me.
Regards Brett
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Subject: Re: Trooper H. Boik (NMP) and Dartnell patrol Isandlwana, 22 January 1879 Fri Jul 14, 2017 7:09 pm
Brett Hendey wrote:
NATAL MOUNTED POLICE
ANGLO-ZULU WAR 1879
CENTRAL COLUMN (ISANDLWANA & RORKE’S DRIFT)
The muster roll of the Natal Mounted Police given below was recorded at Rorke’s Drift on the morning after the Battles of Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift in order to find out the names of missing men. It was given by W J Clarke in his 1893 history of the NMP. Service numbers and initials have been added and the spelling of names follows that on the NMP enlistment roll. The men were awarded the S A Medal (1877-79) with the 1879 clasp.
The muster roll names all the Natal Mounted Policemen who were part of the Colonial mounted force that crossed into Zululand with the Central Column under the command of Lord Chelmsford. The list identifies the 34 men who were at Isandlwana and three who were at Rorke’s Drift when these camps were attacked by the Zulus. The remaining 97 men must have been with the patrol led by Major Dartnell that went in search of the Zulu army the day before the attacks on Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift. They returned to the Isandlwana camp on the evening of the battle, spent the night in the devastated camp and left for Rorke’s Drift early the following morning. The parade during which the muster roll was compiled took place after the men were given a meal of tinned meat, bread and rum, the first food for many of them in 60 hours. Major J G Dartnell (later Major-General Sir John Dartnell KCB CMG, Natal Police) Inspector G Mansel (later Colonel G Mansel CMG, Natal Police) “ F A Campbell Sub-Inspector F L Phillips
25 Sergeant-Major W Stean (later Sub-Inspector and Adjutant) 15 Sergeant W R Faddy 115 “ W H Hobson 112 “ D F McQueen 82 “ R Moor 151 Corporal W S Chaddock (died of fever at Helpmekaar) 118 “ T H DeBathe 67 “ W Jordan 74 “ M Lally (killed at Isandlwana) 175 “ M A Masson (later Sub-Inspector) 21 “ J A Melville 178 Lance-Corporal H M Campbell (killed at Isandlwana) 269 “ R N Eaton (escaped from Isandlwana) 270 “ A Groschke 255 “ E H Lyons 149 “ A Smart
167 Trumpeter R F Angove 94 “ W Knott 80 “ J Haygarth 256 “ R W Stevens (escaped from Isandlwana)
234 Trooper C F Adams 1 “ G Babington 286 “ A C Bacon 133 “ W Balloch 261 “ F Bampton 287 “ G H Banger (killed at Isandlwana) 215 “ F E Bates 185 “ W J E Bawtree 277 “ H Beeby 258 “ G Bennett (died of fever at Helpmekaar) 179 “ H Berry (killed at Isandlwana) 276 “ E Blakeman (killed at Isandlwana) 141 “ H Boik 262 “ W I Brown 209 “ H F Campbell 124 “ H I Capps (killed at Isandlwana) 143 “ J Carpenter 264 “ C J Carter 188 “ L Carter 216 “ S Chappell 218 “ H Clark 239 “ J Clark (killed at Isandlwana) 249 “ W J Clarke (later Chief Commissioner, Natal Police) 199 “ G Collier (escaped from Isandlwana) 89 “ G I Cooper 236 “ W N Cuming 180 “ S Daniels (killed at Isandlwana) 200 “ E A Day 104 “ D Doig (escaped from Isandlwana) 284 “ H V Dorehill (escaped from Isandlwana; later Sub-Inspector) 231 “: C T Dorey (killed at Isandlwana) 142 “ W Driemeyer (murdered at Newcastle) 238 “ T Dryer 170 “ J Eason (killed at Isandlwana) 274 “ A J Evans 186 “ W Fletcher (killed at Isandlwana) 197 “ C Fogg 184 “ J Ford 240 “ A S Fowler 237 “ F Freyings 157 “ J Gilmore 159 “ D Gleeson 220 “ H C Green 219 “ R Green (wounded in the defence of Rorke’s Drift) 106 “ L Haigh 246 “ M W Hall 69 “ W Hall 268 “ W G Hall 253 “ C Hamilton (later Sub-Inspector) 254 “ H R Hamilton 113 “ G F Harrison 273 “ W Hayes (escaped from Isandlwana; died of fever at Helpmekaar) 245 “ M Hifferman 83 “ H Heise 280 “ S Hunter (killed at Rorke’s Drift) 57 “ G Hughes 288 “ J Hughes 169 “ P B Ingram (died of fever at Helpmekaar) 198 “ F E Irving 148 “ G W Jones 227 “ W Kershaw 164 “ R Kincade (escaped from Isandlwana) 232 “ C J Laughnan (died of fever at Ladysmith) 229 “ R T Litton 291 “ H C J Lloyd (killed at Isandlwana) 271 “ H Lugg (in the defence of Rorke’s Drift) 129 “ T McRae (killed at Isandlwana) 136 “ E C Mathie 152 “ C H Meares (killed at Isandlwana) 247 “ W A Medigan 278 “ P Nagle (died of fever at Helpmekaar) 235 “ H Neil (killed at Isandlwana) 272 “ W Nelson 257 “ H Newhook 49 “ A Owen 223 “ H Palmer 248 “ A Parsons (killed at Isandlwana) 230 “ W G Patrick (not on medal roll) 289 “ H T Pearse (killed at Isandlwana) 172 “ H J Pitt 102 “ J W Pleydell (killed at Isandlwana) 156 “ A F Pollard (killed at Isandlwana) 154 “ R Reed 134 “ C Robson 212 “ J Roffey 153 “ C W Royston 63 “ A Rummings 259 “ A Secretan “ F R Secretan (killed at Isandlwana; service number not found) 177 “ R I Shannon (escaped from Isandlwana) 123 “ J W M Siddal (killed at Isandlwana) 192 “ C W Singleton 205 “ E Smith 266 “ J S Smith 9 “ H S Smithe (committed suicide at Helpmekaar) 225 “ J Soundy 202 “ J A Sowerby 140 “ C M F Sparks (escaped from Isandlwana) 126 “ T B Steer 193 “ W E Stimpson (killed at Isandlwana) 201 “ S E Thicke (killed at Isandlwana) 166 “ G E Turner 190 “ J F Walker 292 “ W B Walker 111 “ E Wall 285 “ A G B Warner 214 “ C White (killed at Isandlwana) 119 “ M H White 275 “ H Winkles (killed at Isandlwana) 265 “ D Wright
Subject: Re: Trooper H. Boik (NMP) and Dartnell patrol Isandlwana, 22 January 1879 Sat Jul 15, 2017 10:21 am
Clarke's book was not easy to find, and I eventually found one in a secondhand bookshop in rural Natal. This copy has been passed on to someone else, so I cannot offer to copy any of the pages for you.
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Subject: Tpr Boik, NMP Sun Jul 23, 2017 9:03 am
HI PH, I have emailed you a copy of pages 20-24 of Insp Clarke's book, "A record of the services of the Natal Mounted Police (1893). Tpr Boik's name is listed on the first page, 20 , as being part of the "Dartnell Patrol".
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barry
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Subject: Re: Trooper H. Boik (NMP) and Dartnell patrol Isandlwana, 22 January 1879 Sun Jul 23, 2017 10:03 am
Thank you Barry. Have not yet received your email. May have been a problem with an on/off setting I had. Please could you try emailing me again. PH
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Subject: Re: Trooper H. Boik (NMP) and Dartnell patrol Isandlwana, 22 January 1879 Tue Sep 19, 2017 8:55 am
Hi Everyone, I've found all your posts most interesting on my G.G. Uncle Harry Boik. Thank you all very much for all the efforts you have gone to in finding out more information on my relative. Regards, Paul
Subject: Re: Trooper H. Boik (NMP) and Dartnell patrol Isandlwana, 22 January 1879 Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:20 am
Symons gave the number of Police on 11th January 1879 as 4 officers under Dartnell and 128 men. This excluded HQ and the Harding detachment left to guard the Pondoland border. Holt also gave the actual number assembled for the invasion as 111 incl. Dartnell, a figure taken from Trpr. Clarke's roll. On the 23rd January Clarke used his 134-man roll to confirm N.M.P. casualties; three (Sub-Insp. Fred. W. Bampton, Trprs. Bacon, Patrick) were not on the medal roll. Either the remaining 131 were all on the Mangeni or 20 men must have left camp (on escort duty rearwards? under Bampton?) so that Clarke could both have a roll of 134 and a presence of 111. Three men were at Rorke’s Drift hospital and 34 at Isandhlwana (incl. Trpr. Parsons sent back to camp by Dartnell for accidentally firing his revolver). The likelihood is that 3 officers and 70 men(possibly 90) were on the Mangeni (and Dartnell, under the General Staff figure). Norris-Newman estimated the number sent out on Dartnell’s patrol at “100 Mounted Police, and fifty Volunteers”, which, realistically, could confirm either total of 74 or 94 men. Boik might have been out with Dartnell's patrol, equally he might not; there is no independent corroboration (yet).
Trooper H. Boik (NMP) and Dartnell patrol Isandlwana, 22 January 1879